On Mar 1, 2010, at 8:58 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > I wondered about this too. A good sensor can compensate for metering > errors, at least in principle. > True, but the K7 matrix meter is excellent at finding the midpoint. It's not a matter of having enough material in the shadows or highlights to save the exposure. It's more like nailing a good average exposure for a variety of scenes. I suspect it's mainly the result of good meter programming. Paul
> On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 8:28 PM, Bruce Dayton <[email protected]> wrote: >> Your input is much appreciated. I am somewhat surprised that you are >> seeing such a difference with center weighted metering. It would >> seem like that is something Pentax would be able to do reasonably well >> whether it was digital or film. I wonder if perhaps there is >> something more to do with dynamic range of the sensor on the K7. >> Earlier digital models may have had narrower range than the current >> K7 which would show up as metering inconsistencies. >> >> Any other experiences would be appreciated as well. >> >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Bruce >> >> >> Monday, March 1, 2010, 3:15:27 PM, you wrote: >> >> >> WR> ----- Original Message ----- >> WR> From: "Bruce Dayton" >> WR> Subject: Metering - K7 >> >> >> WR> I was never able to use matrix metering with my K10/K20, it was that bad. >> WR> Center weighted was better, but by saying this, keep in mind we are >> deciding >> WR> which dog has nicer breath. >> WR> I haven't used matrix on my K7, the last two cameras left too dirty a >> taste >> WR> in my mouth to even try, but the center weighted does seem very accurate, >> WR> much more like what I was used to with my Nikon F2s and F3. >> >> WR> William Robb >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
